A Black man in a public parking garage used what some online have deemed a “Jedi mind trick” to neutralize a busybody Karen, but it’s one of the oldest tricks in the book: Kill them with kindness. A recent video showed a white woman engaging in a creepy stare-down with a Black driver parked next to her following an accusation that he had stayed too long in a 15-minute zone.  A Houston woman was caught on camera questioning how long a man was in a parking spot. (Photo: Instagram/stumpa_ru) The encounter was shared as an Instagram Reel over the weekend by a person who goes by “Stumpa_ru” online, and the woman’s stoic, blank stare is sending chills through the comments. Before the intense face-off, she said, “This is 15-minute parking,” and indicated he had overstayed by three or four minutes. That single sentence revealed she had been watching the driver and, strangely, keeping tabs on exactly how long he parked. ‘Let Me Go, Man!’: Black Construction Worker Repeatedly Warned White Workplace Bully to Leave Him Alone, But Instead He Forced His Hand, Video Shows “So do you think I need checking up on minutes?” the driver retorted. “I’m grown. I know how to count.” Then, in a move that stirred up debate, the driver bid the woman goodbye with compliments, telling her to “have a blessed night,” followed by “thank you, beautiful. Have a nice night.” It’s unclear if she had been watching them from afar or what motivated her to become the parking lot police, but the man eventually drove off while she remained speechless and seemingly frozen in her car, still glaring out the window. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ru _ski (@stumpa_ru) The video was tagged #Houston and #MindYourBusiness, the latter of which perfectly captured the feeling of hundreds of viewers. Many exasperated commenters shared two concerns: “Why can’t they mind their business?” and the obvious: “Then how long has she been sitting there?” Some bristled at the compliments. “Y’all did not need to soften that Karen with the ‘beautiful,’” admonished one, while another asked, “Why do you bother to engage?” But the majority approved, likening the driver’s calm approach to a “Jedi mind trick.” “Wasn’t loud or disrespectful, she couldn’t believe it! This [is] how you really check [someone] and make ‘em feel dumb asf too!” one person stated. Another wrote, “She couldn’t say anything after you said, ‘Have a nice night, beautiful.’” “That was what we call nice-nasty,” enthused a third viewer, referring to the practice of neutralizing a negative person with kindness. This might just be the politest check of a busybody to ever make the rounds on social media. As one put it, the man’s approach “put the nail in the coffin. You killed her with kindness, literally.” ‘Couldn’t Say Anything After’: Karen Trying to Check Black Man for Parking Too Long Was Left Speechless After His Reaction ...read more read less